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Vivian Nguyen

@vivian-nguyen.bsky.social

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MD/PhD student @ UW-Madison 🧫 😊

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UW Madison Microbiology Doctoral Training Program @uwmadisonmdtp.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

MDTP Student Highlight! Vivian is a graduate student in Johanna Elfenbein’s Lab studying how Salmonella Typhimurium regulates sulfite stress. When she’s not in lab, she enjoys doing trivia with her friends, hosting dinner parties, and working on graphic design projects. @vivian-nguyen.bsky.social

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Science Magazine @science.org · 07/04/2026

A scientist is helping uncover the role of the immune system in endometriosis—while managing the disease herself. Learn more on #WorldHealthDay: scim.ag/4oDvjAa

Pathways to pain: graphic illustrating the symptoms and mechanisms of endometriosis. Panel 1: diagram of the pelvic area showing common locations of lesions and cysts: the abdominal wall, the peritoneal membrane, the ovaries, between the uterus and rectum, and the vagina. Panel 2: Illustration of a reproductive system with endometriosis, showing locations of lesions and an ovarian cyst, as well as menstrual blood flowing out of the fallopian tube, which is thought to seed lesions. Panel 3: comparison of neutrophils in the menstrual effluent (ME) of women with endometriosis versus without; with endometriosis, the neutrophils have shrunken, many-lobed nuclei and vacuoles in their cytoplasm. Panel 4: Illustration of immune factors involved in endometriosis lesions: decreased natural killer cells, and increased neutrophils and macrophages.

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Judith Behnsen @judith-behnsen.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Excited to share our new publication, out today in Nature! www.nature.com/articles/s41.... @kanchanj.bsky.social led this fascinating fungal-bacterial interaction project. We are grateful for our wonderful collaborators Brian Peters and David Underhill.

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Commensal yeast promotes Salmonella Typhimurium virulence - Nature

Commensal Candida albicans enhances the virulence and dissemination of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium.

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Valeria Reyes Ruiz @reyesruiz.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

1/3 It’s official 🙌🏽 The Reyes Ruiz Lab is opening in 2026 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences. My lab will focus on host antibacterial effectors and adaptation of bacteria to host-imposed stress during S. aureus infections.

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